Vinod Malwatte is conservationist from Sri Lanka, and has worked in several roles within the
environmental field. He is the Executive Director of the Lanka Environment Fund (LEF), a
not-for-profit organisation that serves as conservation administrators supporting local
conservation players by handing out small and medium scale grants and by acting as a conduit
for international funding to land in Sri Lanka. He co-founded the Parrotfish Collective, a group of
conservation communicators that aim to raise the eco-literacy levels of the public. In addition to
his work with the LEF, Vinod is currently Co-Chair of the Mangrove Conservation and Sustainable
Livelihoods (MCSL) Forum which comprises of several local conservation organizations working
to conserve mangrove ecosystems, is a Trustee of the Federation of Environmental
Organizations (FEO), Sri Lanka and is on the judging panel for the Best Sustainability Projects
awarded by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) at their annual Corporate Citizen Awards.